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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. A. H. want for his part of the circus?
(a) The Ice Garden.
(b) A story.
(c) The Wishing Tree.
(d) The bonfire.

2. What do the members of the ensemble wear that play at the grand anniversary celebration for the circus?
(a) Black pinstriped suits.
(b) Black velvet suits.
(c) Red velvet suits.
(d) White suits.

3. In "The Pool of Tears," what are patrons instructed to take when they enter a tent that has a ceiling covered with open black umbrellas?
(a) Silver nugget.
(b) Gold nugget.
(c) White stone.
(d) Black stone.

4. What color does the fire turn when the shower of sparks in the cauldron fall like starts in "The Second Lighting of the Bonfire"?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Lavender.
(d) Green.

5. What does Widget tell Mr. A. H. that is talent is?
(a) Telling stories.
(b) Seeing the future.
(c) Seeing the past.
(d) Fixing things.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Intersections I: The Drop of a Hat," what does Isobel keep in a box under her table?

2. In "Transmutation," what color does Marco see as air fills his lungs and he feels the cool air sharp and stinging on his skin?

3. In "Escapement," where does Victor say the reveurs will go next?

4. What is the year in "Bedtime Stories"?

5. In "Visitations," what does Celia keep in golden cages?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Poppet ask Bailey to do in "An Entreaty" and why?

2. Who does Bailey meet at the train station in Concord?

3. Why did the Burgess sisters always excel at what they did?

4. In "Fates Foretold," how does the fortune teller do a reading?

5. When and where is the grand anniversary celebration held for the circus?

6. What is the circus like on All Hallows' Eve?

7. How do Bailey, Poppet, and Widget escape a room resembling a large metal birdcage?

8. How is the anniversary celebration different from the circus itself?

9. Where does Celia find Marco after they go through the bonfire?

10. How did Isobel and Marco happen to meet?

(see the answer keys)

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